Pollution in Perpetuity: African American History, Residential Segregation, and the Legacy of Environmental Injustice
Residential segregation is the physical separation of the living spaces of people from different identity groups. Racialized residential segregation was a significant component of American Jim Crow legislation and dismantling residential segregation was a focus of the Civil Rights Movement. This lecture examines how segregation continues to play a significant role in American social life and is responsible for the negative enduring legacy of environmental racism and injustice.